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Used primarily for training purposes, MCB Quantico is known as the "Crossroads of the Marine Corps". [1] [3] Quantico Station is a census-designated place (CDP) in Prince William and Stafford counties in the U.S. state of Virginia, used by the Census Bureau to describe base housing. The population was 4,452 at the 2010 census.
Quantico (/ ˈ k w ɒ n t ɪ k oʊ /; formerly Potomac) [5] is a town in Prince William County, Virginia, United States. The population was 480 at the 2010 census . Quantico is approximately 35 miles southwest of Washington, D.C. , bordered by the Potomac River to the east and the Quantico Creek to the north.
Commanding General's Quarters, Quantico Marine Base, also known as Building Number 1 and Quarters 1, is a historic home located at Marine Corps Base Quantico, [3] Quantico, Prince William County, Virginia. It was built in 1920, and is a large, two-story, concrete-block-and-frame, Dutch Colonial Revival style house.
The National Museum of the Marine Corps is the historical museum of the United States Marine Corps.Located in Triangle, Virginia near Marine Corps Base Quantico, the museum opened on November 10, 2006, and is now one of the top tourist attractions in the state, drawing over 500,000 people annually.
The gate on Fuller Military Road for Marine Corps Base Quantico is after the intersection with Fuller Heights Road, so residents using SR 619 are not affected. [1] [7] [8] There is even confusion by the Marines about SR 619. They released maps of Fuller Military Road in 2008 that showed that SR 619 was Fuller Road, and not Fuller Heights Road. [9]
(The Center Square) – The cases against two men from Jordan accused of illegally attempting to enter Quantico Marine base have been dismissed. The U.S. Department of Justice filed motions to ...
The FBI Academy is the Federal Bureau of Investigation's law enforcement training and research center near the town of Quantico in Prince William County, Virginia.The academy occupies 547 acres (221 ha) on the US Marine Corps Base Quantico. [1]
Tennessee Camp, also known as 2nd Tennessee Volunteer Camp and Camp Bate, is a historic archaeological site and American Civil War encampment located at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Stafford County, Virginia. It was the location of a winter Confederate States Army regimental-sized camp from September 1861 through February 1862. It consists of at ...